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Taking seriously an apparent threat from a collective of computer hackers, the Iowa Republican Party is boosting the security of the electronic systems it will use to count the first votes of the 2012 presidential campaign. The threat has led to confronting a worst-case scenario: an Iowa caucus marred by hackers who corrupt the database used to gather votes and crash the website used to inform the public about results that can shape the campaign for the White House. (AP)

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Accused White House Shooter Held for Trial Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, the man accused of trying to kill President Obama on Nov. 11 by firing several shots at the White House from long range, must remain in custody to protect the public and the president, a federal judge said Monday. (AP) 7B8KGK;HGK;" D$C$

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The decision puts an end to an audacious and rocky nine-month quest by the nation’s second- and fourth-largest wireless operators to jointly feed America’s insatiable appetite for smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices.

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the parent company of T-Mobile, said it tried to find other ways to salvage its deal but ultimately agreed to break it off. The penalty for AT&T was a penalty fee valued at $4 billion in cash and airwaves.

AT&T, which has poured mil-

lions into its lobbying and legal efforts to win the merger, slammed the government’s findings.

The wireless industry “is one of the most fiercely competitive industries in the world,” the company said in a statement. “The AT&T and T-Mobile USA combination would have offered an interim solution to this spectrum shortage.

In the absence of such steps, customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled.”

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Deutsche Telekom has signaled its interest in ending its investments in the U.S. and could look for another suitor. But analysts question whether regulators would approve another bid for T-Mobile, given its opposition to the AT&T merger.

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Witness: Manning Wrote of Changing History The Army intelligence analyst blamed for the biggest leak of secrets in U.S. history boastfully declared that he was changing history in a letter accompanying some of the data he allegedly sent to WikiLeaks, according to a witness in the military’s case against Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.

The text was on a data card investigators found among Manning’s belongings.

“This is possibly one of the more significant documents of our time, removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of 21st century asymmetric warfare. Have a good day,” the file read.

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The letter was projected on a courtroom screen and explained by digital-crimes investigator David Shaver during a hearing to deter-

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In a back-and-forth, the prosecution and defense sparred over whether the 24-year-old native of Crescent, Okla., not only had classified files on his computer but also sent them to WikiLeaks for publication.

Until Monday, the defense largely focused on painting Manning as a troubled gay man. Manning’s lawyers have yet to acknowledge or deny his responsibility for the leak of U.S. war and diplomatic cables, and a classified military video of an American helicopter attack in Iraq that killed 11 men. DAVID DISH-

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North Koreans cry after learning of the death of their leader, Kim Jong Il, on Monday in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim died Saturday after suffering a heart attack on a train.

Day of Mourning in N. Korea Grief, uncertainty grip country after Kim Jong Il’s death Foed]oWd]" D$ Aeh[W North Koreans marched by the thousands Monday to their capital’s landmarks to mourn Kim Jong Il, many crying uncontrollably and flailing their arms in grief over the death of their “Dear Leader.”

North Korean state media proclaimed his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, a “Great Successor,” while a vigilant world watched for any signs of a turbulent transition to the untested leader in an unpredictable nation known to be pursuing nuclear weapons.

South Korea’s military went on high alert in the face of the North’s 1.2 million-strong armed forces after news of Kim’s death after 17 years in power. North Korea said Kim died of a heart attack on Saturday while carrying out official duties on a train trip. President

Obama agreed by phone with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to closely monitor developments.

On the streets of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, people wailed in grief, some kneeling on the ground or bowing repeatedly. Children and adults laid flowers at key memorials.

A tearful Kim Yong Ho said Kim Jong Il had made people’s lives hapThe number of pier. “That is what years Kim Jong Il he was doing when was groomed to be North Korea’s he d ie d: working, traveling on a leader. His son got just one year train,” he said. of training. (AP) Ot her Nor t h Koreans walked past a giant painting of Kim Jong Il and his late father, national founder Kim Il Sung, standing together on Mount Paektu, Kim Jong Il’s official birthplace. Wreaths were neatly placed below the painting.

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The vice president, Tariq alHashemi, left Baghdad on Sunday for the semiautonomous

Fej[dj_Wb Fem[h FbWo Sunnis suspect the terrorism charges against vice president Tariq al-Hashemi, left, were politically motivated. Al-Hashemi is an old rival of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s, and the arrest order came two days after the main Sunni-backed political bloc, Iraqiya, suspended its participation in parliament because al-Maliki refused to give up control over key posts. AlMaliki, a Shiite, has made a series of moves in recent months to consolidate his hold on power. (AP)

Iraqi region of Kurdistan, presumably hoping that Kurdish authorities would not turn him in. Investigative judges banned him the same day from traveling

outside of Iraq.

The move against the country’s highest-ranking Sunni official marked a sharp escalation in sectarian tensions, raising fears of

a resurgence of large-scale bloodshed. Although many Iraqis welcomed the American withdrawal, ending the nine-year U.S. war, there are also considerable fears here that violence will worsen.

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Yearlong operation yields arrests, guns, and more than $7M worth of drugs MWi^_d]jed Christopher Washington found some good customers inside a Northeast D.C. rowhouse, making deals for revolvers, shotguns, ammunition, crack cocaine and heroin. He kept going back, authorities say, pulling in thousands of dollars.

Then, in June, he offered up hand grenades and a rocket launcher. His customers were eager to buy.

What Washington didn’t know at the time: The house, dressed up as a recording studio, was wired by the FBI, and his clients were undercover D.C. police. When an officer listening in on a telephone conversation overheard plans to rob his customers instead, Washington was soon arrested.

Those encounters, described in court papers, were among the many that occurred during a yearlong sting operation that was revealed Monday.

Authorities say officers posing as gangsters, crooked businessmen and bodyguards helped snag $7.2 million in cocaine, methamphetamines and other drugs; buy and capture 161 weapons; and make 70 arrests.

“This was a significant result for the District,” D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said at a Monday afternoon press conference. “Had those drugs and guns made it to our streets, the consequences would be devastating.”

The salesman who claimed he could provide rocket launchers was Washington, according to court papers that say he also sold officers drugs. Another man, James Deale, allegedly sold them AR-15 assault rifles — but also made-tofit handgun silencers, which police said are rarely found on the streets.

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Valdez’s associates were D.C. police narcotics investigators. The team uncovered connections to a Mexican drug cartel and out-of-area gun traders, leading to federal investigations in a half-dozen states and a murder case in El Salvador.

The yearlong investigation gave authorities a rare opportunity to fight violent crime by attacking the sources of the dangerous weapons that flow into the city, authorities say. (T WP)

Police declined to discuss many of the operation’s tactical details, but interviews and court documents provided a partial illustration of their methods:

J^[ BW_h Once inside the Northeast house’s iron gate, visitors found gleaming hardwood floors and a flat-screen television in the entryway. Upstairs, a Plexiglas window divided a studio built in a converted bedroom from a sound system, couches, a mini-fridge and a bar.

J^[ Ef[hWj_ed The hidden audio and video equipment recorded hundreds of hours of meetings and deals struck with undercover officers. Confidential informants lured targets to the studio, courting them with food, beer and high-end tequila. Over days, weeks and months, police worked to set up bigger deals in the D.C. area and in New York, North Carolina, Georgia and West Virginia.

J^[ 8h[Wa A November 2010 meeting led to the eventual arrest of eight men authorities said were connected to the Mexican drug cartel “La Familia.”

One of them allegedly claimed to run the area’s drug operations for the gang, which wanted to establish a methamphetamine market in the District. (T WP)

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In October, after six people were shot — one fatally — in five incidents of gunfire on or after Halloween night, Lanier lamented an “uptick” in the number of gunshots reported in the city, calling the shootings “a symptom of the bigger problem.”

Around that time, D.C. police and ATF, FBI and ICE agents were working to wrap up the undercover operation, which used the Northeast house and other locations as bases.

The operation differed from some other recent undercover projects in the District. In 2009, Lanier and federal investigators revealed a sting run out of a phony auto body shop that helped them seize guns, drugs and stolen electronics. During that investigation, police sought to pull guns and drugs off the streets quickly.

“This time it was more of a conversation: ‘Give me your résumé of what you do,’” said Lt. Eugene Bentley, who supervised both operations, in an interview. “This was totally different.”

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Columbia Pike receives excellent bus service. Will that be reduced to force riders to the trolleys?

I do know that supporters of the project say the streetcar line should operate more efficiently than the current bus service. I guess at some point after the streetcar line opened, Arlington and Fairfax could decide to cut back on their subsidies for the Metrobus lines, but I think the most likely adjustment in bus service would be on connector routes.

I believe the law in all jurisdictions is yield to pedestrians in crosswalks (where there are no lights). However, that law is universally ignored in Virginia.

You’re correct. Drivers should be yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks. (There doesn’t need to be a sign there saying so.) Hard to enforce.

Police throughout the region have an annual pedestrian safety campaign called StreetSmart in which they pull over cars that violate the law. Sometimes they set up stings in which an officer steps out into the crosswalk and other officers pull over the cars that fail to yield. But violators far outnumber enforcers.

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So, the Orange Line Monday was running at least 11 minutes apart (that I know of) during the height of rush hour.

Should we generally assume Metro is as understaffed as most offices this week and next and assume non-rush service?

No change in rush-hour schedules this week. I often get complaints about the gaps in morning rush hour trains on the Orange Line from the folks toward the western end of the line. No matter what the schedule says, trains passing through downtown get bunched up routinely, so by the time they get out to Vienna or West Falls Church and turn back, there may be big gaps.

Do you know why the Massachusetts Avenue entrance escalators are backward at Union Station (i.e., the up escalator is on the left leaving the station and the down escalator is on the left entering the station)? This causes a lot of unnecessary zigzagging every day when a trainload of MARC passengers entering the mezzanine directly from Union Station meet a mass of Metro riders trying to exit the system.

This is just a guess: Metro might be thinking that people coming down the escalator should be closer to the fare vending machines.

But, yes, there’s still a lot of crossover traffic. Would MARC riders be better off using the other entrance to the Metro station, the one over toward First Street?

H_Z[ Ed I[j <eh =h[[d[h 8ki H_Z[i JhWdifehjWj_ed Montgomery County’s Ride On service is adding 13 additional environmentally friendly buses, the county announced Monday.

The bus service bought 12 hybrid electric-diesel buses and one clean diesel bus. The American-made buses were purchased for $6.55 million dollars using American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds.

The buses emit less nitrogen oxides and less carbon dioxide, and have better fuel economy, according to the county. (T WP)

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A Taxi Transformation Mayor unveils plan for major overhaul of D.C.’s cab system MWi^_d]jed Mayor Vincent C. Gray joined two D.C. Council members in unveiling an ambitious bill to overhaul the city’s taxicabs Monday, calling it a big step toward a “world-class transportation system” for the city.

But a small group of protesters crashed his news conference Monday, denouncing the legislation as unfair to cabdrivers and heralding testy battles to come.

At the John A. Wilson Building news conference, Gray and Council members Mary M. Cheh and Tommy Wells said the bill would make the taxi industry more responsive to residents. It would, among other things, mandate credit-card payment options, satellite

Fej[dj_Wb 9^Wd][i Among the bill’s other provisions:

What is now a paper recordkeeping process would be digitized. The bill would mandate devices that send trip data to the commission in real time and “can record and report all fares and earnings for tax purposes.”

Cabs would be equipped with roof lights that “clearly identify when a taxicab is occupied, on-call, off-duty or available to accept a fare.”

(THE WASHINGTON POST )

navigation systems, new training for drivers and a single paint color for the city’s 5,000-plus cabs.

“What we have now is a total top-to-bottom transformation,” Gray said.

Under the legislation, to be introduced at Tuesday’s council meeting, the D.C. Taxicab Commission could establish a surcharge,

perhaps 50 cents per trip, to help drivers pay for improvements to their vehicles through grants or low-interest loans.

Cheh, D-Ward 3, chairman of the transportation committee, stressed that the public, including drivers, would have multiple opportunities to weigh in on the legislation.

But as she described the details of the bill, one driver interrupted her, shouting, “I haven’t heard anything that is going to benefit me.”

A few minutes later, another driver verbally sparred with Gray after the mayor said he had previously met with drivers to discuss some of their concerns. “No, you didn’t, Vincent,” said Larry Frankel, an advocate for some of the District’s taxi drivers.

“Don’t tell me what I did,” Gray responded. MIKE DEBONIS AND TIM CRAIG (THE WASHINGTON POST )

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s new budget ends hundreds of millions of dollars in inflation allowances for health care and non-classroom public school programs and dramatically scales back pre-kindergarten programs. The retirement system would get a $2.2 billion boost and public school spending would get a net boost of $438 million. (AP)

sales as a possible way to attract players and boost revenue for the state.

In a new report to lawmakers, the State Lottery Agency concludes that “it is time ... to offer ... products on the Internet to remain competitive and accomplish our core mission.” The report cites estimates that lottery sales could increase by 12 to 18 percent once an online program achieves “maturity.” (T WP)

Sam Jewler, left, and Kelly Mears ended their hunger strike after two weeks.

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O’Malley was joined by former governors Harry Hughes and Parris Glendening for the presentation of PlanMaryland. The plan has been opposed by local officials in rural parts of the state. (AP)

Three of the four Occupy D.C. protesters who pledged to refuse food until Congress took action to give representation to D.C. have ended their fast. Sam Jewler ended his hunger strike Monday afternoon after 11 days amid pressure from his family. Fellow striker Kelly Mears broke his fast Thursday night, and Joe Gray ended his Sunday night. (AP)

D.C. Arts Commission Set To Run Lincoln Theatre MWi^_d]jed The historic Lincoln Theatre where Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald once played on Washington’s U Street will soon have new management after worries that it could close.

Mayor V i ncent Gray w i l l announce Tuesday that oversight of the city-owned theater will shift from an independent foundation

to the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The commission will hire a new executive director to create a long-term plan to make the theater self-sustaining.

In September, theater board members said the city cut off subsidies for its operations. Supporters, including neighbor Ben’s Chili Bowl, urged city officials to keep the theater open. (AP)

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Packers’ O-Line Ailing Green Bay Packers right tackle Bryan Bulaga may be unable to play this week because of a sprained left knee, and backup offensive lineman Derek Sherrod is recovering from surgery on his broken right leg the day after the Packers lost for the first time this season. (AP) 8EN?D=

Khan Appeal Denied Amir Khan lost for the second time in a month. The British star, who surrendered the unified super-lightweight title to D.C. native Lamont Peterson on Dec. 10, had his appeal of the points decision rejected by the International Boxing Federation Monday, the BBC reported. (EXPRESS)

J^[ H[Zia_di Good NFL teams are supposed to peak in December, ideally playing their best football as the playoffs approach. Even though the Redskins are assured of missing postseason play for a fourth straight year, players say recent games have shown they could have been a playoff team this season.

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“I thought we played extremely well as a unit yesterday against a very talented offensive team,” Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan said Monday. “That’s coming off three good weeks of moving the ball pretty good.”

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this season.

“I don’t think it’s just out of nowhere,” said nose tackle Barry Cofield. “I think we’ve been competitive for the past four weeks, for the past month. I think we’re getting better at the right time.”

The modest gains are taking place without some of the Redskins’ best players — Trent Williams, Fred Davis, LaRon Landry, Chris Cooley and Tim Hightower.

At a time when the season could have nose-dived, players point out

Rookie running back Roy Helu’s franchise-best streak of threestraight games with at least 100 rushing yards came to an end Sunday against the New York Giants.

Coach Mike Shanahan believes a couple of undisclosed injuries to Helu were to blame. “I didn’t realize until looking at the film that he played hurt and didn’t play as good as he normally plays,” Shanahan said. Helu, who leads all active rookie running backs with 147 carries for 635 yards — 4.3 yards per carry — mustered only 53 yards on 23 carries Sunday and had a long run of only eight yards. (T WP)

they’re playing some of their best football of the year, even if it hasn’t always translated into wins.

And they have a chance to end the season on a high note. This Saturday the Redskins face Minnesota, which has dropped six straight and hasn’t won a game since October. Then Washington closes out the season against a Philadelphia team that has been inconsistent from week to week.

Shanahan concedes that it’s difficult as a coach to see your team perform well late in the season and not wonder how good it might have been had injuries not struck early.

“That’s a part of the business,” he said. “Some years you’re very lucky. Other years you’re not.”

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J^[ dkcX[h e\ D>B ]Wc[i that Capitals forward Mike Knuble will have played once he takes the ice during Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators. Knuble — who will become the 269th player to reach the milestone, and the fifth this year — will be honored during a pre-game ceremony at Verizon Center. (E XPRESS)

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It was a rapid turnaround for Young, who grew tired of waiting for his contract situation to get settled and decided it was better to get back on the court with his team, rather than wait for some-

8WYaijeho The Wizards had hoped to sign Nick Young to a long-term deal but were far apart in negotiations.

Three high-ranking NBA executives said Young was seeking a contract starting around $9 million per season, while the Wizards were willing to give him something closer to the mid-level exception of $5 million, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

Instead, Young took a one-year deal. (T WP)

thing else to happen.

Young wasn’t totally pleased with the outcome, feeling that the NBA’s forcing training camps to coincide with the free agent negotiating period damaged his leverage and made it difficult to get the

desired deal in a down market.

But instead of focusing on what didn’t happen, Young will put his attention on what he can control with the Wizards. “I’m just taking it out on the league,” said Young, who averaged a career-best 17.4 points

per game last season. “I’m not going to sit back and pout. Nobody owes nobody nothing.”

Young went through the entire practice without any problems, but coach Flip Saunders was unsure whether the team’s leading scorer from last season would be available for the final preseason game on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

“We’ll have to see,” Saunders said. “We’ll have a shootaround and practice tomorrow and see whether we use him tomorrow, see how he feels and that. But we open up a week from today, so we’re going to have to facilitate his progress, no question, over the next six days.”

(THE WASHINGTON POST )

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The signing indicates the Nationals could be willing to use a temporary solution in center field if Harper starts the year in the minors.

Cameron gives the Nationals an accomplished, experienced center fielder, albeit one who will be 39 years old in January and struggled last season in stints with the

Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins. The Red Sox released him because of ineffectiveness, and the Marlins released him, reportedly, because he got into a verbal altercation with a flight attendant on a team plane.

The Nationals have spent much of this offseason trying to trade for a center fielder, but signing Cameron may indicate a belief that they will not be able to land the kind of player they desired.

They still could sign Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes, who will likely become a free agent sometime in January, and the Nationals may view Cameron’s addition as insurance if they do not land the super-athletic 26-year-old. (It could also simply mean the Nationals no longer see themselves as players for Cespedes.) (THE WASHINGTON POST )

JL B_d[kf CAPITALS (7 P.M., CSN) The Caps return from their trip to Canada in time to host the Nashville Predators.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL (8 P.M., ESPN) Marshall plays Florida International in the Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. MEN’S COLLEGE HOOPS (7 P.M., 9 P.M., ESPN2) Kentucky takes on Stanford, and Cinderellas-turned-

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After a year of sharpening their skills, students start incorporating various weapons, including the kerambit (a curved blade made to look like a tiger’s craw), the toya (a stick that’s made for more than just walking) and the kipas (a dangerous fan).

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M^Wj ?j ?i0 Traditionally used to battle outsiders, pencak silat is now being embraced b y t he m . O v e r t he past 40 yea rs, t he tec h n ique s c u l led f rom 80 0 v a r iou s fighting styles from across the islands have been gaining popularity around the world as a way to stay in shape and hone self-defense skills. In the Washington area, classes have been available at the Indonesian Embassy since 1980 through the nonprofit Al-Azhar School of Pencak Silat, but Richard Subaran and Wona Sumantri opened Kliwon International Indonesian Martial Arts Center in Rockville in October to expose more people to pencak silat. “At the embassy, it’s pretty much been closed-doors and by referrals, so having our own studio allows us to open it up to the greater public,” Sumantri says.

Kliwon focuses on a form of pencak silat from Java that emphasizes rapid, fluid handwork and foot work. “[We’re] ver y c i r c u l a r i n ou r mo v e me nt s as opposed to something like karate or tae kwon do, which is

get your butt kicked can really kick your butt. Even the instructor winced his way through some of the warm-up abs work at a recent class. The quick pace will have you panting, and the rapid transitions from squats to lunges leave you feeling more like a jellyfish than a wild predator. “Doing just lifting or sit-ups, you’re working certain muscles. The conditioning here is more all-around,” says Raphaël Shepard, 24, who has taken classes at the embassy, too.

Instructor Randy Sumantri demonstrates how to wield a golok, a short machete that was originally used for opening coconuts.

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Stances resemble how animals slink through the jungle and are often named after beasts, such as tigers and dragons.

Cel[i0 The half-hour warm-up includes stretching (downward dog and cobra), strength building (push-

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drop into a deep reverse lunge, shift your weight to the back leg and punch one fist up toward your adversary’s groin. Then immediately shift your weight forward so you can kick the back leg out and hook your knee around your enemy’s ankle as you simultaneously press the thigh with one forearm and push the kneecap with the other to bring him or her down.

Sparring becomes more complex — and brutal — as you advance.

“You have to be very aware of where your body is,” says Julie Fisher, 20, a student at American University who’s taking pencak silat to earn a credit within the school’s health

women of all abilities take the 90-minute class, everyone takes the lessons equally seriously. There’s no time for chitchat, just focusing on the task at hand. Everyone is barefoot, and most attendees wear the traditional uniform — loosefitting red shirts and white pants — but that’s optional.

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Talk to him about your concerns, and see whether, as your loving, lifelong mate, he can run interference.

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You can dispute whether Lamont Peterson really deserved to win the unified super lightweight title on Dec. 10 at Washington’s biggest boxing event in nearly 20 years. (His opponent, Amir Khan, certainly did — although the International Boxing Federation just denied his appeal of the decision.) But there’s no question that Peterson was prepared for the fight.

The 27-year-old D.C. native spent the weeks preceding the event practically living at the gym. The same goes for the other local boxers in the ring that night: Lamont’s 26-year-old brother, Anthony, a lightweight; and undefeated heavyweight Seth Mitchell, 29.

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“This is hard,” declared 29-year-old Sara Askin last Thursday at Dupont Circle’s Tranquil Space (1632 17th St. NW; Tranquilspace.com). She wasn’t referring to a balance or a bind, the stuff that normally challenges yogis.

Instead, her will was being tested by a thick-peeled orange that didn’t want to get studded with cloves.

She was battling fruit to help launch the studio’s newest addition: Tranquil Space Labs. Until Oct. 31, it had housed a spa, but new D.C. requirements persuaded owner Kimberly Wilson to get out of the massage business.

With the extra room, she’s decided to get experimental. “The idea is to be able to try things out in a more intimate setting,” says Wilson, who explains that even with three studio spaces, it’s tough to schedule small workshops and offthe-mat activities.

She envisions holding movie screenings, charity benefits and lectures in the Labs, which can hold about a dozen mats. The space is also serving as the set for Tranquil Space TV, weekly videos on how to do certain poses and advice on advancing your practice. That’s laying the groundwork for possible future e-courses on topics such as nutrition, detox and creativity. “I feel like innovation is so critical. It’s important to be constantly exploring,” Wilson says.

At the Labs launch, participants tested the limits of their crafting abilities

with the orange pomanders, popcorn garlands and pipe-cleaner snowflakes.

Prosecco and nibbles got attendees into the holiday spirit. And it helped cushion the blow of losing the spa for Askin. “I’m going to miss it,” she said.

“When I got the email it was closing, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, no!’”

But when Askin and other attendees heard about the plans for Labs, the response was more along the lines of “Yes, please.” “I’d like to see some kind of cooking class, maybe Ayurvedic foods,” offered 37-year-old Sheri Willoughby.

Victoria Barth, 28, was on board for watching documentaries. “This almost feels like a bedroom — it’s such a chillaxing place,” she said.

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Still, North Korea’s statement on fashion reveals much about Kim. Like Moammar Gadhafi, the brute seemed preoccupied with making an international best-dressed list. Lack of sartorial respect seems to annoy some tyrants. Fortunately, we’ll never be able to ask this one why.

On Aug. 1, 1981, long before people were conditioned to want their MTV, Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment gave birth to a cultural revolution. It was televised, albeit just barely: The nascent music-video channel was unavailable through most cable carriers, so hardly anybody could bear witness to its glitchy launch even if they’d wanted to.

The first video was an obvious one: “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by the Buggles. Pat Benatar was next. MTV’s arrival as an unstoppable youth-culture juggernaut came later, to the surprise of, well, pretty much everyone. “Hardly anyone thought it would succeed,” we are told at the outset of “I Want My MTV,” an enormous, wildly entertaining book that covers the first 11 tongue-wagging years of MTV’s existence, before reality programming began to push the music out. (Making videos also became prohibitively expensive, and all the good ideas had already been done, according to people quoted in the book. So, then, video killed the video star?)

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but videos featuring musicians and their songs were rare in 1981. In fact, there were so few circulating — and so few good ones — that MTV in its infancy would play nearly anything.

But videos quickly became important calling cards, rather than afterthoughts, and image was suddenly one of the most important parts of the pop calculus. According to Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, “MTV changed the architecture of being an artist.”

Before MTV hoisted Michael and Madonna onto the Mount Rushmore of pop idols; before it became one of the world’s most powerful media brands, MTV “sounded like an asinine idea,” according to Bob Pittman, one of the channel’s founding fathers.

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Signature Theatre takes a momentary break from musicals with plots for the Holiday Follies, a cabaret of seasonal music and standards that kind of sound like they might be about winter. Drinking is somewhat encouraged — it’s nice to see that they’re committed to many holiday traditions, including eggnog abuse. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington; through Thu., $41; 703-820-9771, Signature-theatre.org.

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